Vratislavia Software Sp. z o.o.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Head of Growth at Hand2band Software House. We are a company that develops software and offers body/team leasing services.

For what projects/services did your company hire Vratislavia Software Sp. z o.o., and what were your goals?

We used their staff augmentation service and hired their specialist to supplement our team working on a web development project. It was a website for the government, which was designed to be used in the educational system. The difficulty of this project was that it had precisely defined guidelines and requirements, which had to be followed.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We had already worked with Vratislavia Software in the past so we contacted them when we needed to quickly hire a software developer for our project.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The project involved complete website development, including the backend and frontend. We had to create an entire website and its library from scratch. We followed guidelines concerning the layout, which for instance specified that the website had to be easily accessible, for example by people with disabilities or by users who possess only basic software e.g. without JavaScript. Additionally, the website had to be highly resilient to cyberattacks.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with one senior full-stack developer. The project required the use of .Net.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The project has already finished. The website is operating as planned and our customer is pleased with the outcome.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had great communication with the developer. We used Slack, Jira, and GitHub to coordinate, and they worked well with our team. All the tasks were completed in a timely manner.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were impressed by how quickly they were able to find specialists for us and that they were able to go to great lengths to resolve any obstacles to our advantage.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

They got everything right and have worked out an effective process that works very well.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chief Operating Officer at Hand2Band. I'm Responsible for streamlining operations, communication, and business growth.

For what projects/services did your company hire Vratislavia Software Sp. z o.o.?

We used their staff augmentation service and hired their specialist to supplement our team working on a web development project. It was a website for the government, which was designed to be used in the educational system. The difficulty of this project was that it had precisely defined guidelines and requirements, which had to be followed.

How did you select this agency and what were the deciding factors?

We had already worked with Vratislavia Software in the past so we contacted them when we needed to quickly hire a software developer for our project.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The project involved complete website development, including the backend and frontend. We had to create an entire website and its library from scratch. We followed guidelines concerning the layout, which for instance specified that the website had to be easily accessible, for example by people with disabilities or by users who possess only basic software e.g. without JavaScript. Additionally, the website had to be highly resilient to cyberattacks.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

The recruitment process was quick but we didn’t avoid certain drawbacks. We chose one candidate who had already passed a technical interview, however, at the very last moment this person resigned. Since it was an urgent project, Vratislavia Software decided to give us their other specialist who was available offhand. We were satisfied with this resolution as the issue was resolved promptly and the lease conditions remained the same.

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

The project has already finished. The website is operating as planned and our customer is pleased with the outcome.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had scrum meetings on a regular basis. Vratislavia team member was always present and we didn’t have any communication issues.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were impressed by how quickly they were able to find specialists for us. They also went to great lengths to resolve any obstacles to our advantage.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

They got everything right and have worked out an effective process that works very well.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as a software development manager for CEVA Logistics. We are an international company offering a broad range of transportation and supply-chain solutions.

For what projects/services did your company hire Vratislavia Software Sp. z o.o., and what were your goals?

We have an ongoing project of developing two applications. The first app is designed to control the warehouse operations and the other one will monitor deliveries. We hired Vratislavia Software to recruit frontend and backend developers for us. We also rented two of their software developers in a Staff Augmentation model. Our Goals was that we needed to scale up and hired Vratislavia Software to recruit a few specialists for us. In some cases we needed developers urgently and they succeeded in delivering them to us within an extremely short timeframe.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Vratislavia Software was recommended to us by another company. Our main deciding factors were : - Fast deliveires together with highest quality

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

First application is in the code refactoring phase with the new designs written in Blazor. A completely new frontend will need to be written in Angular. The other application also requires refactoring and new designs. Tech stacks: Angular other .js .ts html css sass ci/cd git rest api .net 6

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Thus far, Vratislavia Software has recruited 6 people for us and we hired 2 specialists in a Staff Augmentation model.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We needed to hire software developers as soon as possible and Vratislavia Software provided us these specialists within the required timeframe. It is an ongoing partnership so as our projects grow and require additional developers, we can rely on them to deliver their specialists in a timely manner. Right now we see that because Vratislavia things in our Company happend before we had this blocker, now everything is in propper way !

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Project Management was on highest level, every aspects were picked up quickly and smothly, its never happend that we have delays. The communication is mostly online so we can easily reach out to each other and discuss project details or handle difficulties. We also have daily scrum meetings.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We needed software engineers urgently and Vratislavia Sotware managed to deliver skilled specialists within a short time, which is normally a difficult thing to do. What is more, they verify their employees' technical abilities and provide developers with excellent skills for a reasonable price.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We have a great experience with them and I can’t think of anything that they can improve at the moment. What I know upfront i will contact Vratislavia again when we will be looking for specialists to our team !

Please describe your company and your position there.

We specialize in delivery logistics, including goods storage, order fulfillment and transport management, return logistics and repair services. At Ingram Micro I am an IT Manager.

For what projects/services did your company hire Vratislavia Software Sp. z o.o., and what were your goals?

We wanted to create new tracking system. In order not to disturb the production processes, we are rewriting the code of our old system to the new one, splitting the monolith to a micro-service architecture.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

For several years we have cooperated with the founder of Vratislavia Software as a contractor. Thanks to the good cooperation and the growing needs of our company, we finally started cooperation with a larger number of employees.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We describe our issues with the current system and our requirements to Vratislavia Software. Thanks to their experience and knowledge, we found a way to migrate all our businesses to a new system with a very limited impact for the users.

At the start of the project, the business analyst collect and refined all our requirements and split into developing tasks to the team. After each sprint, we got a feedback on the progress of the project. This new software architecture is really a big step away for our company: it will allow us a better flexibility, cost optimization and scalability.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We work with an architect, 2 developers, a tester and a business analyst.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Nowadays, micro-services developed by the team were fitting our specifications: work is documented, code is reviewed, implementation is tested (using manual, unit and integration tests) and deployment is automated.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We have no objections. We were kept informed about the progress of the project. Meetings are organized every 2 weeks after which we receive a report.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Professionalism. It is a team of people who know what they do, have knowledge and are well organized. They work with the SCRUM methodology, which greatly facilitates access to information about the progress of the project. They are very easy to work with and their communication is really good.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No, I don’t think they could improve. We have a very great experience with them.